Great Beginning Seminars
In order to help you to be as prepared as possible for this journey, you are being offered a professional development series, specially designed for the beginning teacher. These Great Beginnings Seminars will enable you to get off to a great beginning in the classroom.
In order to help you to be as prepared as possible for this journey, you are being offered a professional development series, specially designed for the beginning teacher. These Great Beginnings Seminars will enable you to get off to a great beginning in the classroom.
- Beginning teachers are required to attend all seminars designed for their level of experience.
- After each seminar, you will be asked to evaluate the effectiveness of the session.
Other Professional Development Opportunities
Continuing your education as a beginning teacher is vital. In fact, successful educators are life-long learners. Use this page to find information on staff development opportunities within and outside of the school system.
The school system retains control over what links will be placed on system-related websites; however, the linked sites themselves are not under the control of the school system, its agents or its employees. The school system is not responsible for the contents of any linked site, any link contained in a linked site, or any changes or updates to such sites. The school system provides links as a convenience, and the inclusion of any link does not imply endorsement of the site by the school system. The school system reserves the right to remove or restrict any links.
Ed2Go. Ed2Go offers a variety of short online courses for CEUs through several local community colleges.
Learn NC. There are a variety of short online courses available to you for CEUs through Please visit www.learnnc.org for more information.
NCCAT. NCCAT (North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching) has a program specifically for beginning teachers. They host a multi-day retreat at either Ocracoke or Cullowhee, all expenses paid except for a substitute teacher (if needed) and transportation costs. Please visit www.nccat.org to learn more.
NWRESA. NWRESA (NorthWest Regional Educational Service Alliance) is located in Wilkesboro, NC and offers professional development for teachers in our region. Please visit www.nwresa.org for more information.
Continuing your education as a beginning teacher is vital. In fact, successful educators are life-long learners. Use this page to find information on staff development opportunities within and outside of the school system.
The school system retains control over what links will be placed on system-related websites; however, the linked sites themselves are not under the control of the school system, its agents or its employees. The school system is not responsible for the contents of any linked site, any link contained in a linked site, or any changes or updates to such sites. The school system provides links as a convenience, and the inclusion of any link does not imply endorsement of the site by the school system. The school system reserves the right to remove or restrict any links.
Ed2Go. Ed2Go offers a variety of short online courses for CEUs through several local community colleges.
Learn NC. There are a variety of short online courses available to you for CEUs through Please visit www.learnnc.org for more information.
NCCAT. NCCAT (North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching) has a program specifically for beginning teachers. They host a multi-day retreat at either Ocracoke or Cullowhee, all expenses paid except for a substitute teacher (if needed) and transportation costs. Please visit www.nccat.org to learn more.
NWRESA. NWRESA (NorthWest Regional Educational Service Alliance) is located in Wilkesboro, NC and offers professional development for teachers in our region. Please visit www.nwresa.org for more information.